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J. O. SHERMAN ET AL 1.716.566 cAsn DRAWER MA'NIFOLDING DEVICE Jun; 11,192s.

Filed Jan. 20, 1923 2 Shegts-Sheet 2 Patented June 11, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN Q. SHERMAN AND ALBERT W. METZNER, OF DAYTON, OHIO; SAID METZNERASSIGNOR TO SAID SHERMAN.

CASH DRAWER MANIFOLDING DEVICE.

Application filed January 20, 1923.

Our invention relates to manifolding machines, more particularly of theautographic type, and in the combination therewith of a cash drawercarrying cabinet, so arranged that the operation of the feedingmechanisms of the manit'older serves as a control for the opening of thecash drawer or drawers.

()ur invention also relates to that form of manifolding device termed byus a closed cabinet type, in which the manifolding mechanism is mountedin a frame, and the entire frame is covered by a cabinet which tits downover it, and is held in locked position thereon.

In connection with the first branch of our invention, it is our objectto provide a simplified construction which is well fitted tomanufacturing practice'and provides in the best manner known to us forthe various necessary operations in the most easily constructed device.

It is also our object in connection with manifolding machines to providefor a record rewind roll, and for tension. mechanism adapted tocompensate for the variations in size of storage roll and record roll,during the operation of theanachine;

It is also our object inf connection with the second branch of ourinvention to provide for a cabinet to cover the manifolding mechanismwhich is locked in place by a handle of very simple construction andmode of operation, particular stress being laid on the form of lock usedto hold the handle in place and at the same time to lock down thecabinet.

These objects and other advantages to be noted, we accomplish by thatcertain construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter morespecifically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device with the topcabinet broken awa Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device partlybroken away with the manifolding mechanism removed.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the cash drawer set on the base of thecash drawer cabinet.

Figure 4 is a projection from Figure 3 showing the same parts in sideelevation.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan-view of the cash drawer cabinet, with thebaseplate removed.

Figure 6 is an end elevation projected from Serial No. 614,038.

the showing in Figure 5. Figure (3 is a detail elevation of the feedlock.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the base, fully equipped.

Figure 8 is a front elevation of the face plate mounted on the cashdrawer;

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the part shown in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a front elevation of the cash drawer with the face plateremoved.

Figure 11 is a front and side view of the bracket used universally as anassembling fixture throughout our machine. I

Figure 12 is a side elevation showing a detail of the cash drawerrelease lock on a larger scale.

Figure 13 is a detail side elevation showing the manifolding feed, andcash drawer latch.

Figure 14 is a detail front elevation of the release for the cashdrawer, showing the key controlled operating parts.

Figure 15 is. a detail inner end elevation of the operating handle ofthe device, partly broken away and on the scale of Figure 12.'

Figure 16 is a side elevation of the handle showing it mounted on themanitolding feed shaft.

Figure 17 is a plan view of the handle key.

Figure 18 is a plan View detail of the removable weight for increasingthe friction on the rewind plate.

Figure 19 is a side elevation of the said rewind plate. The machine isbuilt with a cabinet having sides 1, a back 2, an open front 3 and a top4. The base of the cabinet is made up separately andthe various devicesfor guiding, supporting, and operating the cash drawer areamountedthereon prior to its introduction into the rest of the cabinet.

Shown in Fi are 11 is a small bracket 5 having a base w ich is spotwelded or riveted in place and an ear having a hole 6 toreceive a rivetor screw. This clip or bracket is used throughout in mounting thevarious parts of the frame of our device.

Thus as shown in Figure 5 a series of the brackets 5 are mounted aroundthe lower edge of the sides, back and front of the cabinet.

The base plate 7, has holes 8 therein to receive screws or bolts thatare set through the eyes in the brackets and in this manner the baseplate is held in place to close the bottom of the cabinet.

The advantage of this method of forming the cabinet will be apparentfrom the description to follow, which describes the base with thevarious parts thereon for the drawer.

The manifolding mechanism is mounted between two side frames 9, 9, whichare held in place by means of a series of the brackets 5. These may ofcourse be so set, as illustrated at 5, in Figure 5, that a spacingnecessary for any desired manifolding mechanism can be provided on thetop of the cabinet.

The side frames hai e holes 10 to receive screws or bolts that aremounted in the said bracket plates (Figure 1), and in the side framesare set the paper roll spindles 11, the rewind roll spindle 12, and thepaper feed shaft 13.

The mechanism side frames with all the mechanism installed therein arecovered by the manifolder cabinet 14, which is closed at the sides andends and open at the bottom.

The top 15 of the manifolder cabinet has an opening 16 to expose paperfrom the rolls 11*, which is passed up over a writing table or papersupporting plate 17 Describing first in detail the cash drawer andcabinet base, it will be noted that at the forward end of the base ateach side thereof. are erected a pair or more of standards 18 on whichare mounted rollers 19. The cash drawer 20 has channels 21 in its sideswhich engage over the rollers 19, so that they serve as an antifrictionsupport and guide for the cash drawer.

Near the rear of the base plate 7, are erected stops 22, which again aremerely a pair of interspaced brackets 5, and between the two stops thebase is raised slightly at 23, so that when the drawer comes backagainst the stops the raised place will elevate it slightly, therebylifting the inner end of the drawer from full contact with the base 7,and giving the drawer projecting devices a chance to easily start thedrawer 0n the opening movement.

A pair of the bracket pieces are formedwith their bases slightly curved,and are mounted at the rear corners of plate 7 as indlcated at 24, 24.The cash drawer has side bars which extend further than the body of thedrawer, as shown at 25, these bars commg 1nto contact with the curvedpieces 24, when the drawer is fully closed against the stops, therebylining up and centering the drawer accurately.

At a point close behind the raised portion 23 is set the spring cup 26,this cup serving to receive the spiral spring 27, that is mounted on theback of the drawer. This spring pro ects the drawer automatically whenre leased, and is compressed by the pushing in of the drawer, in theusual manner.

Also mounted on the base 7 is the gong or bell 28 which is sounded bythe drawer in its openlng movement, by means of a hook 29 on the back ofthe drawer.

between the two pin wheels.

In manufacturing practice the base is formed, as above described, andusually the drawer can be tried on it to see if all parts iare properlyarranged. The rest of the cabi- {net has little or nothing to do withthe drawer, and no work is necessary in the confined space of. thecabinet to adjust the operation t ereof. If anything goes wrong with thedrawer the base of the cabinet can be rembved, whereupon the drawer willcome out also, together with its controlling and guiding mechanism.

The positioning of the rollers on standards erected on the base andrelieving the manufacturer from the operation of mounting them on theside walls of the box is, we believe, a very valuable feature of ourpresent construction.

Referring next to the paper feeding mechanism, it may be observed thatthe feed shaft 13 has mounted thereon a pair of pin wheels 30 whichproject their pins up through slots in the writing table, and engage inmarginal apertures in the webs of paper used. This form of feed isoptional, as other forms may be used, or modifications of those used maybe provided.

The rewind spindle 12, and the rewind devices mounted on the rewindplate 31 are substantially those of our-United States Patent No.1,439,135, dated Dec. 19, 1922, with one addition. \Ve extend the rewindplate 31 so as to form a portion 32, that extends alongside of the endof'the innermost roll of paper 11". This portion is formed with a pairof slots 33 therein and a demountable plate or bar 34 is providedwhichhas tongues 35, 35, to engage loosely in said slots.

By reference to the patent above noted it will be noted that the extentof friction applied to the rewind devices is dependent mainly on thetension applied to the plate 31. The bar 34 is equipped with a weight36. which is free to hang, and will by gravity pull down the end 32 ofthe rewind plate, thus lifting the other end and applying more frictionto the rewind feed. \Vhen the innermost roll 11 of paper is full, theweight will rest upon it, and will have a retarding 'iefi'ect on theroll 11, the rewind plate spring 31 serving its function, but theretarding ot' the paper by the weight tending to cause the friction slipeasier.

Vhen the roll 11 gets small, however, and the roll being rewound getscorrespondingly large, then the weight will hang free and exert tensionon the plate 31 and hence will increase the friction on the drive. Thisexcess friction is desired at such a point because the large rewind rolldemands more friction to overcome its inertia, and thus the drivingfriction is more likely to slip at this time.

The cash drawer release is operated very simply by a pin 13*, set intothe feed shaft, There is a plunger 37 mounted on a bracket 38, which ison a cross bar 38 which extends across between the side frames of themanifolding device, this plunger having a spring 39 sleeved thereon andbeing formed with a button 40 at its upper end. As the feed shaft isrevolved the pin 13 thereon comes under the button and lifts it and thuslifts the plunger, letting it drop again, as soon as the said pin passesby.

The plunger extends down through a hole in the top of the cash drawercabinet, and engages behind a plate 41, set on the top of the cashdrawer at the back. This plate is bent down at 41 to act as a deflectorto push the plunger up when the cash drawer is pushed in.

It will be evident that the plunger bracket, trip pin, and plungerengaging plate may be set where convenient to be out of the way of otheroperating parts.

The plunger is perfectly free to be raised at any time upon compressionof its spring, and in this way we release the cash drawer independent ofthe paper feed shaft.

\Ve mount by means of a pair of the brackets 5, a lock case 42, on theinside of the cabinet, near the open end.

This lock case mounts a lock which is controlled by a key indicated indotted lines at 43 (Fig. 12), and projects a bolt 44, when operated.Mounted on suitable guides on the inside of the cabinet side which isused, is

a slide bar 45 pulled toward the lock bolt by means of a spring 46. Thebelt when projected will push the bar rearwardly of the machine.

The bar has coupled to it at its inner end (Fig. 14) an arm 47, which ismounted on a shaft 48. A pair of supporting plates 49 mounted on theunder side of the cabinet top mount this shaft, which has a forked arm50 at its inner end. This forked arm lies over a stud 50 on the springplunger or drawer latch plunger so that when the lock is operated andthe shaft 48, thus rocked, the forked arm will lift the latch plungerand release the drawer.

It will be evident that this drawer latch and release are quite simpleand can be readily set and modified to take care of a wide range ofsizes of cabinet and drawer device.

The closed cabinet for the manifolding mechanism is mounted on a s ecialhinge de vice 51, mounted on the top of the cash drawer cabinet, andswings down over the entire mechanism. It has a hole therein for theintroduction of a handle by means of which the feed shaft is operated.This handle upon being set through the hole, retains the closed cabinetin place.

To lock the handle in place, and thereby lock the closed cabinet down,we rovide a very simpl operated device, whic we will now descri e.

The feed shaft is provided near its end with a pin of which ends 52 and53 project. The end 53 is cut away or tapered off or both, so as to forma reduced projection as compared to the portion 52.

The handle 54 has a barrel 55, closed at the outer end by means of athimble 56 having a slot 57 therein for a key. A pair of small radialholes are formed diametrically from each other in the barrel, and inthese are set spring plungers 58 after which the holes are plugged up onthe outside. Shoulders on the plungers and in the inner ends of theholes form a stop for the pins.

The inner face of the barrel is cut with two notches diametricallyopposed to each other. The one notch 52, is a depth calculated to permita seat of the large end 52 of the cross pin. The other notch 53, is cutwith a reduced depth at its outer end, so that the portion 53 of the pincan find a full scat therein, but the portion 52 cannot. Thus to insertthe barrel over the shaft and seatthe two pins in the two notchestherefor, requires a proper setting of the handle.

The end of the feed shaft is formed with a slotted portion 59, of thesame size as the key slot, and also has holes 60, 60 near the inner endof the slot therein, and formed as expansions of the slot. The plungers58, 58 project into these holes 60, when the handle is thrust home, soas to properly seat the two pins. This holds the handle locked in place.

The key 61 is provided having proper shape to enter the slot in thehandle barrel thimble and in the end of the feed shaft. By thrusting inthe key the two plungers 58 will be forced outwardly away from theirengagement in the holes 60, thereby releasing the handle.

The great advantage of this form of lockis that it is a positioningdevice as well, and is very easy to operate, and simple to manufacture.When the handle is removed it is desirable to lock the feed shaftagainst movement. This, we accomplish by pivoting a gravity catch 62 onthe side of the frame (Fig. 6'), which catch will fall down over the pinon the shaft. The handle barrel displaces this catch when inserted inplace and releases it upon being withdrawn.

We appreciate that modifications in the structures above described maybe made without departing from the invention therein, and have notattempted to do more than describe one set of devices as illustrationsof the various points involved.

. What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In acash drawer cabinet device, a cabinet formed of sides, ends and a top, adrawer to fit said cabinet, and a base for said cabinet, said basehaving mounted thereon the sole devices for supporting and guiding thedrawer, and the said base together with such Ill) devices adapted to bedetachably mounted as a unit on the rest of the cabinet.

2. In a cash drawer cabinet device, a cabinet formed of sides, ends anda top, a drawer to fit said cabinet, a base for said cabinet,

Y uprights on said base, having rollers to support the drawer above saidbase, said drawer engaging the rollers above its bottom, said basetogether with said uprights being adapted to be detachably set into thecabinet as a unit.

In combination for a cash drawer an cabinet device, a drawer and acabinet having a base separable therefrom and means on the base tosupport, means to guide, and means to project the drawer.

4. In combination for a cash drawer and cabinet device, a cabinet, a d'awer adapted to fit said cabinet, means mounted in the cabinet forsupporting the drawer away from binding contact with the cabinet base atthe front, abutments to center the drawer at the inside of the cabinetand at the inner portion of the drawer space therein, and a raisedportion in the base of the cabinet at the inner end adapted to engagefrietionally the base of the drawer at a restricted point therebypreventing full line contact of the drawer at the inner portion of thedrawer space.

5. In combination for a cash drawer and cabinet device, a cabinet, adrawer adapted I to fit said cabinet, means mounted in the cabinet forsupporting the drawer away from JOHN Q. SHERMAN. ALBERT \V. METZN ER.

